How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Puerto Rico?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Puerto Rico: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Namibia

0.0001 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Namibia rank

95th

Puerto Rico rank

97th

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

Namibia
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre against 0 hectares per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 95th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0 hectares per square kilometre	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	Namibia
2010s	0.0001 hectares per square kilometre	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0.0001 hectares per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
2020s	0 hectares per square kilometre	0 hectares per square kilometre	0 hectares per square kilometre	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Namibia or Puerto Rico?: Namibia, at 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre against 0 hectares per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Namibia and Puerto Rico?: 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Puerto Rico?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Puerto Rico rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?: Namibia ranks 95th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit: hectares per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.